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| A '''dunam''' (or '''dönüm''', '''dunum''') |
A '''dunam''' (or '''dönüm''', '''dunum''') was a ] of ] used in the ] for specifying the extent of land. It equalled approximately 919.3 ] ]s. During the ], it was replaced by a '''metric dunam''' equal to exactly 1000 square meters. Land area in ], the ] and ] is still measured in metric dunams. | ||
| A dunam is equal to: | A (metric) dunam is equal to: | ||
| * exactly 1000 ] | * exactly 1000 ] | ||
| * exactly 0.1 ] | * exactly 0.1 ] | ||
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A dunam (or dönüm, dunum) was a unit of area used in the Ottoman empire for specifying the extent of land. It equalled approximately 919.3 square metres. During the British Mandate of Palestine, it was replaced by a metric dunam equal to exactly 1000 square meters. Land area in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip is still measured in metric dunams.
A (metric) dunam is equal to:
- exactly 1000 square metre
- exactly 0.1 hectare
- exactly 0.001 square kilometre
- about 0.2471 of an acre
- about 1196 square yards
- about 10,760 square feet